benevolence city. >> it is an immense the historic week for the catholic church and now the faithful are expressing their emotions in sheer numbers. st. peter's square is overflowing. as people arrived, many of the crowds expressed emotion. >> we have come to say goodbye. we were here in the square when he was elected and we have come back for his penultimate sunday. >> i came from naples especially for this. i could have seen it on television, but i think being present in person as important for those of the faith to believe. uncertain, and secure. affected him. he seems weak. >> his final departure is less than a fortnight away. he flies out of the vatican on the february 28th and he will stay in his final residents for two months. he will be withdrawing from the historic events of electing his successor and he will return

it end does monsanto have rights to these plants city's. crops forever for generations not the the position is that the next generation seeds use of those seeds constitutes a patent infringement and absent authorisation by monsanto which authorisation could be a license of the use of the next generation seeds that constitutes an infringement and what is next generation man just the first time it's planted are for all eternity generations from here on forward that's been one of the question i mean right now the facts before the case is on the case are just that next generation see that the next planting. interesting you know the american antitrust institute has months and i was trying to claim rights to the whole feed when it's invention is limited to the gene trade what's your response to that. i'm not i don't want to see what exactly what their position is but you know it's just a question of patent claim construction or a reading of a pattern right so it's a claims in the months and cover the seed and it's then in their invention would cover the sea. and you had mentioned earlier

or follow me on twitter out as well we'll be back here in a half hour. there are twelve cities in the united states in which half of the people with hiv aids lives within a year of a diagnosis of. over sixty two percent. i diagnosed with aids this is a problem that frankly is substantially preventable it was like the big elephant in the room and nobody wanted to talk about they were really good public health campaigns people were really focused on this problem you certainly should be able to hold a lot less h i feel a lot less human suffering. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images called world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations rule today. let me let me i want to wouldn't let me ask you a question. here on this network as we're having the day we have our night. to bring you this right to spank steak never again you're in a situation where the united states talk about surveillance.

in vatican city today to see the pope. the chinese prime minister has demanded an explanation from malaysia. we have more. he was in the fact-finding mission in malaysia before the elections. he was denied entry on orders of the malaysian and government. in australia he spoke to us from adelaide. is in government is trying to downplay the importance of his own visit. >> let's clear this up. the is a line being said by prime minister. i am very that up with his apologist line. there were three other members of the trillion parliament coming on this visit and two of them actually had a program from a special minister of state. we're all went to provide a report involving members of the opposition and myself as an independent. to call this an unofficial visit is a little bit pejorative on behalf of the foreign minister of australia. we were there to help the electoral commission and provide a report to the austrian parliament on malaysia. primeed up with our minister trying to diminish this visit in the way that he has. >> he described him as an apologist. you're going there to look a

industry. we take a look at the new kind of shoppers at the city's famous bazaar. >> there is a new kind of shopper in the bazaar. they come discretely and they do not like being filmed. they're buying clothing and equipment to fight a war. when the deal is done, they disappear across the border to syria. this is one of the world agencies. for decades did was a quiet and prosperous market town. now the war economy is changing the streets. refugees are settling here in the south. the only thriving businesses are the ones feeding off the war across the border. >> they now have seven shops selling tactical clothing and equipment. most opened in the last six months. the latest in mid february. these are for syria. these are fighting in three areas like forests. these are the summer version. some prefer the black ones. >> he comes from a turkish village right on the syrian border. he has relatives who are syrians fighting against the assad regime. >> there used to only be one shot here. we get our supplies from them. they charged really high prices. sometimes it would not even sell to people fro

in city hall.any he quietlyago, finestted one of the moments on the job when he a $70 million budget surplus. he announced his retirement today. the council member has been one the harshest critics. >> there are times when we have with oneasperated another. to be expected. is a lot of passion involved. >> he took office in 2000. the city is enjoying $1.50 billion in savings. the residents we talked with one more. -- once more. >> we need the money. we have our families. >> this should not happen. you should budget for what you have got. >> he has had his controversies. more recently, a security and exchange investigation. colby king says he will be helping reroute the district. >> he presided over a good transition. >> now that the military allows have combat roles, how with the troops? a new survey ahead. [ male announcer #1 ] verizon fios is the fastest internet in america. just ask pc mag. [ male announcer #2 ] cable can't touch fios upload speeds. it's hard to imagine anyone ever beating fios. there's no doubt fios is the fastest in the country. [ male announcer #1 ] after

shovels. no sleds yet. >> others are stocking up on the city' -- on necessities. >> milk and other things i need for the weekend. >> getting out has become all but impossible by air. in many areas the roads will be impossible as well. a parking abn -- ban is in effect in boston and the government has ordered non- essential employees to work from home. salt and sand as been loaded into trucks as they tried to stay ahead of conditions that are expected to intensify into tomorrow morning. but for many, the time to prepare for this warmth is quickly running out -- for this storm. is quickly. >> according to cnn, nearly 3000 u.s. flights have already been grounded for today and tomorrow. many airlines are offering free rebooking. united and southwest airlines are also including chicago. the snow and when prompted amtrak to halt service between new york and boston this afternoon. you can see the interactive radar contract updates and see pictures and video of the areas hardest hit by the storm on our web site, wbaltv.com. at least eight people are in the hospital following a carbon monox

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combination of a couple of systems. you mention thad storm in the midwest. that will start new york city off. same thing as boston. that starts to move across the mid-atlantic, and they will merge and form a bigger storm. a nor'easter off shore. that's when things really start to go downhill. new york city, you might see an inch or so throughout the day, but it's really late tomorrow might where we see the temperatures crash over the snow really start dumping say, after 6:00, 7:00 at night. snow really comes down. boston, you've got it worse. we're talking, say, 7:00 tomorrow night right on through your saturday. we can see hour after hour of heavy snow, maybe two to three inches per hour. heads up, boston schools have already closed for friday because of this because the snow continues all day long on saturday. it starts to taper off in new york city, but here's the thing about the forecast. we're thinking this one could actually slow down into sunday, still be somewhere close here, which means another additional snow, so some of the snow totals here, which are pretty impressive well, might

including 109 who were arrested. florida tops the nation in identity theft complaints. high risk cities include miami and tampa. something to keep in mind. >>> americans are getting a little stingy when it comes to buying for their sweetheart this year. a new survey found 62% of shoppers plan to spend up to $100 on valentine's day. this is a lot. but that's actually a decrease from 68% last year. 69% plan to buy gifts from a store. more than a third will spend money on a nice night out. everything is nice. it's the thought that counts. >> it is. >> good hugs will do. >> but we love jewelry. >> yeah. well. never say no to that. >> that's right. >> thank you jess. remember that. >> yeah, yeah. >>> 4:42. a local school system pulls a controversial classroom video which included a discussion about turning gay people straight. >> are you stressed out? the answer is likely yes for most of us. coming up we'll give you some ways you can stop stress before it happens. >> wusa9 will have more on those stories and a lot more plus your weather first in two >>> hello and welcome back to wusa9. it is

they both to protect its citizens to leave the city with. some crime because below he was a symbol of dignity and a symbol of the defense of the country to see that this is a political assassination and that means the violence is not over. yet the interior ministry said that one million in the have joined the ceremony that turned into a political minister's station people said that if the crowd reached the city center it would have been the last day of the government. as your attend the funeral of shockey belayed on friday after the ceremony try to make their way to the city's main haven't yet to continue and see government protests but they were not allowed to do that police used tear gas immediately was such a central city is packed with people but slogans we're hearing are completely different. carrion islamist flags people masterly in support of the ruling and not a party the local branch of the muslim brotherhood police were at the scene to protest and demonstrators this time this reverse gathering didn't pull more than five thousand participants but the government used this t

after hours, but told them not to file for overtime. this is getting boring. the city argues the -- the officers wrongly lumped things together. it is a universal problem. you know who is always working overtime to get attention? >> yes, i think there were strings involved there. >> as a comedian you really don't know what we are talking about. they are like tethers. once you get one they are stuck. >> first of all everybody who has a job has to use their phone away from the job and e-mails and calls all the time. but they are not going to pay you for it. fears of all chicago police department -- first of all the chicago police department? that's where the little girl got shot? y'all ain't doing a job already. >> you are perplexed right now. >> it is confusing that that is what you are arguing about while a girl is getting shot. >> and they have a terrible crime problem. >> murder capital of the world. actually they are worried about working on working on the tblak berry -- blackberry and not solving murders. >> i want to stick to the topic which is -- >> oprah. jordan. >> i lost

leave the. city with. some crying because below he was a symbol of dignity and a symbol of the defense of the country that this is a political assassination and that means the violence is not over. the interior ministry said that one million in the have joined the ceremony that turned into a political manifestation people said that if the crowd reached the city center it would have been the last day of the government. as your attend the funeral of shockey belayed on friday after the seventy try to make their way to the city is made of and yet to continue and see government protests if they were not allowed to do that at least use tear gas immediately was such a mess such a city is packed with people but slogans we're hearing are completely different was carrying islamist flags people masterly in support of the ruling and not a party the local branch of the museum brotherhood police were at the scene to protest and demonstrators this time this reverse gathering didn't pull more than five thousand participants but the government used this to illustrate that their position was still stron

news changes everything. on studio b. >> shepard: first, at 3:00 in new york city, a historic day for the catholic church. today pope benedict xvi stepped down and for catholics around the world, there's no pope. the pope left the vatican for the last time as the holy father, to huge round of applause. the helicopter took the pope to his traditional summer home 15 minutes southeast of the vatican. that building dates to the 1600s, it's not a bad retirement home. historians say in the days of world war ii, then o'pious the xii idea it to shelter soldiers. ben did is set to return to rome later this year, but by then it's expected he will live alongside the new pope and benedict will take the new title, pope emeritus. today he tried to quiet any suspicions he might butt head with the next church's leader. the pope promised he would unconditionally obi the new hoe he -- holy father and he hopes the conditional of cardinals will operate, quote, like an orchestra, where diversity and expression of universal church always works toward a higher and harmonious agreement. >> shepard: an hour a

country's largest cities and they've begun the countdown for the event which will be held in the black sea resort city of sochi now of course when we're talking about sochi the main celebrations to mark the countdown have taken place in the city itself now rounding off with a spectacular gala show as you can see in the screen there behind me really exciting images there now our team is andrew farmer is actually in the city of for us to see how the preparations for the games have been going and to gauge the mood on the grounds let's take a look. but if she can save you the spirit has what intrigues some cheap food which launched the city sky to see particularly if it was a spectacular skating show but it's not going. to be beach going to the deep stuff in the east time for several reasons in the city they could be the first ones with an exceptional bloom bar this is the pecan caves in plain sight of the city he's going to be very compact you will be able to just jump into trying within thirty minutes you count in the mind of my piano to enjoy the finer things secondly most of the fees are b

violence spread to the southern city of god where hundreds attacked security forces with stones and petrol bombs and rest was sparked by the assassination of the secular opposition leader bill light known for his anti islamic criticism the country's prime minister moved to quell the unrest by forming a coalition government barred the move was blocked by his own party who said they had not been consulted or to use more if notion has the latest from tunisia. the day after the assassination of the prominent opposition leader here in the tunisian capital it seems that temperatures are still very high and tensions are still at a very dangerous the very risky level the level that is threatening and challenging the security instability in this country has happened continuing says day we've seen many many people on the streets and we've been hearing them chanting and to governmental slogans and i've been many clashes between police and opposition supporters today again and again police has been using tear gas against protesters but not only the clashes between protesters and. opposition supporters

. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. >>> i propose a fix-it first program to put people to work as soon as possible on the urgent repairs. i'm announcing the launch of three more manufacturing hubs where the businesses will partner with the department of defense and energy and regions left behind by globalization in global center of high-tech jobs. but for the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change. in the wealthiest nation on earth, no one who works full time should live in post officeerty and raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour. nothing i am proposing should increase the deficit bay dime. >> bret: the president took his "state of the union" address on the road today. a traditional move. today he went to north carolina bringing it to canadian own auto parts factory to bring jobs to north carolina. the white house pitching all of the programs will not add a dime to the deficit. the republican national committee had a problem with that libe and put out an ad pushing back a

city and boston. that is the brunt of it. locally? and let me start with radar. we're watching two systems that will be one big storm off of the east coast and too far north. we will get a bit of rain later tonight and as that precipitation pushes north, it might be cold enough in some areas to begin as a mix of sleet, snow, or freezeing rain and as that happens, 11, 12:00, might be later than that, we have advisories going into affect in this area. the blizzard warnings in log island, massachusetts, connecticut, rhode island and that is going to be a terrible and big story there and they rushing to get provisions and to prepare for power outages. we'll get the light wintery mix and frederick county, many points north and west from there and that i have the winter weather advisory and this is not a huge problem for us and i think as this winds do you, it could end up with -- winds down, it could end up with an accumulation. and there is lot to keep track of and we'll keep everything here in a bit. >> and can you track it yourself. a remindder, if you can't get it on tv, we're strea

into a political manifestation people said that if the crowd reached the city center it would have been the last day of the government. as your attend the funeral of shockey belayed on friday after the seventy try to make their way to the city is made of and you have to continue to cut and run tests if they were not allowed to do that at least use tear gas immediately that day is such a siege is packed with people but slogans we're hearing are completely different. carry an islamist flags people masterly in support of the ruling and not a party the local branch of the muslim brotherhood police were at the scene to protest and demonstrators this time this reverse gathering didn't pull more than five thousand participants but the government used this to illustrate that their position was still strong looking at the big men didn't prove that people support and believe our party. over but. they try to say face but don't have the choice they lost credibility and have no choice but to dissolve the government which is by de facto dissolved already. standing on the brink of a political cri

, it's over there. it's things that, you know, they're keeping us safe and the soldiers are home. i do think the next great question is when it becomes a civil liberties thing of surveillance. it's all just targeted killings. they have camera that is have fantastic ability to survey cities. when all that starts coming home and you start getting into this tom cruise "minority report" sort of micro-drones outside your house sur veiling you, that's the next question. i think most americans they just don't understand what it is. they support it because it keeps them sane. they don't know the technicalities. >> it's two conversations we're really having. one is the operational features of drones. the other is the legal features of the drone program. i think let's put aside the legal features question right now. operationally drones do serve a purpose. we could theoretically be putting boots on the ground in yellen and pakistan and are all complication with that, and never in the history of warfare have there ever been things without collateral damage. what this does essentially is it tries

that if the crowd reached the city center it would have been the last day of the government. here attend the funeral of shockey belayed on friday after the ceremony try to make their way to the city's main haven't yet since continued absence of government protests that they were not allowed to do that police used tear gas immediately to start the day such a siege is packed with people but slogans we are hearing are completely different. carrion islamist flags people mass to rally in support of the woman and not a party the local branch of the muslim brotherhood police were at the scene to protest and demonstrators this time this reverse gathering didn't pull more than five thousand participants but the government used this to illustrate that their position was still strong. men did it through the people support and believe our party needs all of our revenue or they try to save face but don't have the choice they lost credibility and have no choice but to dissolve the government which is by de facto dissolved already. standing on the brink of a political crisis prime minister prote

you can see or perhaps the world in the next show are counting down in the biggest cities and they've begun that begun the countdown for the events that will be held in the black sea resort city of sochi but the clock is also a ticking for the organizers who say that final preparations are on track and the finishing touches are being made to make the event on forgettable well for how things are going on the ground let's turn now to our tease andrew farmer who is in sochi probably slightly better weather than here in moscow. well tell us exactly how things are going on down there are things on track. well the prelim pick spirit is in full flow here in sochi because within the last few minutes a lavish ceremony marking one year to get started is being held in the bolshoi here . will host the final during the olympics but tonight he's going to host a spectacular skating show that will involve three hundred people or so including famous figure skaters past present from russia will them be great just like we're told a lot of the soldiers die exactly one year before the ceremony all

push this. >> janice has the forecast in some of the most romantic cities across the country. >> what do you think the number kwun rom-- number one romantic y is in>> paris. >> new york? >> new york is a top 5. number one, you ready? >> let's do it. >> san francisco. >> i could see that, yeah. >> 7:00 p.m. eastern time. still be daylight. 63 beautiful degrees. new orleans number 250 degrees. 38 at 7:00 p.m. savannah georgia coming in at number 452 degrees with cloudy skies this evening. have a wonderful valentine's day. the rest of the country we have things to talk about. we have a system across the northeast pulling offshore. brought us a quick inch or two not a big deal. they are watching a system in the northern rockies and great lakes. lots of moisture through the southeastern florida. getting potential for flood advisories. here's what we received over the last 48-hours. some cases 3 to 4 to 5 inches of rain. we are into a severe drought situation here. it ultimately is a good news story they need the moisture. a kwiek look at the storm system wore watching this weekend for the

to gould that basically threatened to cut the public whf our city, many who feel targeted want their tax money to be spent on. it alienated them and mayor bloomberg denounced the threat. >> you want to go to a university from the government decides what kind of subjects are fit for discussion, i suggest you apply to a school in north korea. >> strong words. thursday night, the event took place thursday night. score one for academic freedom. what you should know for the week coming up, in the wake of the tragic suicide of aaron schwartz, they are going to push to reform the law under which he was prosecuted before his death. the sweeping computer fraud and abuse act in 1986 that lets government prosecute routine non-criminal behavior. other politicians supported the law. the department of justice hasn't come down one way or the other. the chairman, bob, offered no word on whether the committee will consider it. nothing will change without sustained pressure. the new york city police department is being sued by civil rights lawyers over the practice of widespread and intense surveillan